BBC announces The Claudia Winkleman Show

BAFTA-winning presenter Claudia Winkleman is set to front her own talk show, titled The Claudia Winkleman Show, which will debut on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in spring 2026.

The series is being made by So Television — part of ITV Studios and the team behind the hugely popular The Graham Norton Show. In each edition, Claudia, known for co-hosting Strictly Come Dancing and fronting The Traitors, will be joined by major stars from film, TV, music and more for lively chats in front of a studio audience.

Claudia Winkleman says: “I can’t quite believe it and I’m incredibly grateful to the BBC for this amazing opportunity. I'm obviously going to be awful, that goes without saying, but I’m over the moon they’re letting me try.”

Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment Commissioning at the BBC, says: “Claudia is a true national treasure - warm, witty and endlessly entertaining. She has an extraordinary ability to put people at ease and bring out the very best in them, whether they’re global superstars or members of the audience. It’s very exciting that she will be fronting her very own show on the BBC, and we can’t wait for viewers to join Claudia and her sofa full of stars."

Graham Stuart, Managing Director of So Television and Executive Producer, said: “Graham Norton has made the Friday night talk show slot a dazzling appointment to view. How can you possibly follow that? By booking a host equally as brilliant. So we have.”

More information — including scheduling details and the celebrity line-up — will be shared closer to transmission.

The series will consist of seven 50-minute episodes and is produced by So Television and Little Owl for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.